Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
East Tower, 4th Floor
This dedicated unit consists of 62 beds in 44 private patient rooms and is located in the East Tower. Credentialed as a Level III NICU, practicing highly technical, state-of-the-art care for high-risk premature babies and full-term newborns in need of specialized care. Nurses work with neonatologists, cardiologists, surgeons and other medical specialties as a team approach to care and provide the best care for infants.
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers. Other centers associated with MercyOne Central Iowa include:
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
MercyOne Children’s Hospital
MercyOne Clive Rehabilitation Hospital
House of Mercy
Clive Behavioral Health
With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.
MercyOne Medical Group – Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems, made up of more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Wapello, Warren and Webster counties.
Essential Functions:
As an RN with us, you will provide individualized, high-quality nursing care to patients of all ages. Utilizing a team approach, you will delegate and coordinate patient care at admission, transfer, and discharge.
Expectations:
Assesses, plans, and implements nursing care while ensuring patient comfort.
Continues to evaluate assigned patients and provides ongoing treatment.
Anticipates, identifies, and responds to the educational and emotional needs of patients and families.
Guides and directs healthcare personnel (i.e., Patient Care Technicians) in caring for patients.
Initiates emergency support measures (i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury, etc.).
Serves in a charge/leadership role based on skill and unit needs.
Provides orientation/education for staff, students, and other hospital and community organizations as requested
Minimum QualificationsPossession of a current or compact state licensure as a registered nurse issued/defined by the State of IowaProof of completion of Mandatory Reporter – Child and/or Dependent Adult Abuse training within three (3) months of hire.American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certified within six (6) weeks of hire.Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.